+149 It's stupid how some people say there's no intelligent life out there because there are no other planets that can support life like earth. I mean, why the hell can't life adapt to the conditions on other planets like life here adapted, amirite?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Because as far as we know organisms need important things to survive, one of those things being liquid water. If we find liquid water or evidence that liquid water existed then we can determine if that environment has or had the necessary elements for life to begin (carbon, oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen). I'm no expert but that is what I have gotten from the documentaries I have watched on Discovery.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

But that's exactly what I'm saying. Sure the organisms HERE need water, but what if other alien organisms dont need water or things like that to survive? What if they've adapted to survive in the environment of that planet?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

That's the thing. Scientists know what is needed to create and maintain life here but don't know if life is able to be created with out the same elements. We may never find out if other planets are able to support life or not until we find it.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Fun fact: They found sulpher based organisms in the ocean which suggests that on a sulpher based planet, there could be life. It's only a suggestion though (as with pretty much all speculation on life on other planets), as nobody knows yet.

by Anonymous 12 years ago